Holy Trinity
Another contribution to this series, started by sadexploration, is Holy Trinity, Guildford.
A mediaeval church, similar in plan to St. Mary’s, existed previously on the site of the present church. The present rebuilt church was opened in 1763 at which time there would have been box pews and the gallery would have extended down the sides of the nave.
In 1867 the side galleries were removed and single rows of windows were introduced, replacing the original double rows. The church is the only large Georgian church in Surrey and is said to have the largest nave with a flat ceiling in England. In 1886 the church was enlarged to create the present choir, sanctuary, side chapel and organ chamber.
The church contains the notable tomb of George Abbot (Archbishop of Canterbury and builder of the Abbot’s Hospital, opposite the church) and a memorial to Arthur Onslow (former Speaker of the House of Commons and benefactor to the church at the time of its rebuilding, now buried at Clandon). The tower contains a peal of eight bells and a clock whose chime is to be heard in only one other church.
A short multi-cache. On the blue information board at the given co-ordinates find:
1. The year (ABCD) in which Henry Norbridge was buried here.
2. Ignoring the text in italics, the last year (EFGH) listed on the right hand column of text on of the board
The cache can then be found approximately 0.4 miles away at: N51 14.(B-A)(C+D)(E-H) W000 33.(D+G)G(F-B-D)
The cache is a 35mm film container and has a log book only but no pen so please bring one with you.
If anybody would like to expand this series please do, I would just ask that you could let sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication